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Words with 顏 yán
Explore 20 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 顏 yán in their composition.
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| Frequency | Simplified | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 颜色 yánsè | color | 顏色 | |
| 颜 Yán | color | 顏 yán | |
| 颜料 yán liào | paint | 顏料 | |
| 颜面 yán miàn | face | 顏面 | |
| 容颜 róng yán | mien | 容顏 | |
| 红颜 hóng yán | youths | 紅顏 | |
| 五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè | multi-colored | 五顏六色 | |
| 汗颜 hàn yán | to blush with shame (literary) | 汗顏 | |
| 喜笑颜开 xǐ xiào yán kāi | beaming with happiness | 喜笑顏開 | |
| 笑逐颜开 xiào zhú yán kāi | all smiles | 笑逐顏開 | |
| 强颜欢笑 qiǎng yán huān xiào | to pretend to look happy | 強顏歡笑 | |
| 和颜悦色 hé yán yuè sè | amiable manner | 和顏悅色 | |
| 厚颜无耻 hòu yán wú chǐ | shameless | 厚顏無恥 | |
| 颜真卿 Yán Zhēn qīng | Yan Zhenqing (709-785), a leading calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty | 顏真卿 | |
| 开颜 kāi yán | to smile | 開顏 | |
| 厚颜 hòu yán | shameless | 厚顏 | |
| 红颜薄命 hóng yán bó mìng | beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom) | 紅顏薄命 | |
| 颜渊 Yán Yuān | Yan Yuan (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子 Kǒng fū zǐ [Kǒngfūzǐ], also known as 顏回|颜回 Yán Huí [YánHuí] | 顏淵 | |
| 奴颜婢膝 nú yán bì xī | bending and scraping to curry favor | 奴顏婢膝 | |
| 颜体 yán tǐ | Yan Style (in Chinese calligraphy) | 顏體 |
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